Damián Alcázar
Biography
Jorge Damián Alcázar Castello is a renowned Mexican actor, born in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, on January 8, 1953. One of the most talented and recognized contemporary actors, Damián studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts, and later studied at the Centro of Theater Experimentation and, later, at the Faculty of Theater at the Universidad Veracruzana, where, years later, he would be a teacher. After several years in the theater, Damián made his film debut with The Center of the Labyrinth (1985), and later worked in films such as Romero (1989), The Naked City (1989), Bandidos (1991), Mujer del Puerto (1991). ), Lolo (1993), where he would win his first Ariel award, for best male co-acting, and Two crimes (1994), by Roberto Sneider, for which he was nominated, again, for the Ariel. The success of the film and his performance immediately propelled his career, which would lead him to participate in films such as En el aire (1995), El anzuelo (1996), Hombres armamos (1997), Baja California: El limit del tiempo ( 1998) and Herod's Law (1999), winning two consecutive Ariel Awards for both films, as best actor, in 1998 and 1999. With director Luis Estrada, Alcázar would star in a successful saga of films, with a social and critical spirit, with the films A Wonderful World (2006), Hell (2010) and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), each one proving successful at the box office and criticismo. In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited him to be a special part of its new members. Alcazár has a vast filmography, which includes film and television. He is considered one of the most important actors of new Mexican cinema.
Known For

Narcos

Narcos: Mexico

El Mochaorejas

Acapulco

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Blue Beetle

El Infierno

The Gentleman
All Movies (98)
- Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!2026
- The Four Altars2025 · as Don Abel
- The Gentleman2025 · as Chapas
- Barren Land2025 · as Rafael Hoffman
- The Benetón Family2024 · as Juan
- Morenitas: Jimena2024
- Safari2024
- Morenitas: Hannia2023
- Blue Beetle2023 · as Alberto Reyes
- Avocado: The Mexican Treasure2023
- ¡Que viva México!2023 · as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
- The Monroy Affaire2022 · as Ronnie Monroy
- The King of All the World2021 · as Don Anselmo
- Carta Blanca2021 · as Coronel Efraín Bencosme
- Mighty Victoria2021 · as Don Federico
- Mosh2019 · as José la Iguana
- The Mongolian Conspiracy2019 · as Filiberto García
- Miss Bala2019 · as Chief Saucedo
- Rubirosa 22018 · as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
- Rubirosa2018 · as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
- Ana and Bruno2017 · as Ricardo/Sr. Estación
- The Hotel2016 · as Citlalli's Dad
- Las Aparicio2016 · as Hernán Almada
- La Sargento Matacho2015 · as Feliciano Pachón
- Mangoré2015 · as Agustín Pío Barrios
- Magallanes2015 · as Magallanes
- The Thin Yellow Line2015 · as Toño
- Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels2014 · as Eddie Reynolds
- The Perfect Dictatorship2014 · as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
- Forgotten2014 · as José Mendieta
- Citizen Buelna2013 · as Lucio Blanco
- Expiration Date2012 · as Genaro
- Guerrero, Sueño Republicano2010 · as Narrator
- The Last Commander2010
- El Infierno2010 · as Benjamín García "El Benny"
- García2010 · as García
- The Two Perez2010
- Chicogrande2010 · as Chicogrande
- Plague2010 · as Hijo
- De la infancia2010 · as Basilio Niebla
- Marea de Arena2009 · as Carpio
- Don't Let Me Drown2009 · as Ramon
- Of Love and Other Demons2009 · as Abrenuncio
- Bala mordida2009
- Teo's Journey2008
- Nadie regresa por tercera vez2008
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008 · as Lord Sopespian
- Borderland2007 · as Ulises
- Satanás - Profile of a Killer2007 · as Eliseo
- Beyond the Sky2007 · as Rojas
- The Citrillo's Turn2006 · as Sergeant Collazo
- A Wonderful World2006 · as Juan Perez
- Only God Knows2006 · as Presagio
- La mesa servida2004
- Crónicas2004 · as Vinicio Cepeda
- Héctor2004 · as Martín
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself2003
- The Crime of Padre Amaro2002 · as Padre Natalio Pérez
- The Blue Room2002 · as Garduño
- Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good2001 · as Abel
- A Breakfast Chronicle2000 · as Taxista
- Compassionate Sex2000 · as Hombre virgen
- Sofía2000
- Ave María1999 · as Cuña
- Herod's Law1999 · as Juan Vargas
- Under California: The Limit of Time1998 · as Damián
- Men with Guns1998 · as Padre Portillo, the Priest
- Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños1996 · as Caronte
- El Anzuelo1996 · as Humberto
- Overkill1996 · as Jose
- La mujer del puerto1996 · as Marro
- Tres minutos en la oscuridad1996
- The Ringer1996
- On the Air1995 · as Cmdr. Paco
- Algunas nubes1995 · as La Rata
- Two Crimes1995 · as Marcos González
- Pánico en el paraíso1994
- Amber1994 · as Preso carcel 1
- Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 71993 · as Machine Gun
- Lolo1993 · as Marcelino
- Abuelita de Bakman1993 · as Escritor
- Cita en el paraíso1992 · as Pablo
- Highway Patrolman1991 · as Sospechoso #1
- Bandidos1991
- Diplomatic Immunity1991 · as Pool cleaner (uncredited)
- The Legend of a Mask1991 · as Olmo Robles
- Con el amor no se juega1991
- El viudo José1991
- Las buenas costumbres1990
- The Naked City1989 · as La Suavecita
- Romero1989 · as Campesino
- Tales of the City1988
- Pasa en las mejores familias1987
- El centro del laberinto1985
- The Portrait’s Secret— · as Don Joaquín
- Silent Drift— · as Charles W.A. Petersen
- Here Be Dragons—
- Hágase tu voluntad—
All TV Shows (17)
- El Mochaorejas2026 · as Daniel 'El Mochaorejas' Arizmendi López
- Dudes2023 · as Mario Miranda
- Léemelo2022 · as Self
- Acapulco2021 · as Don Pablo
- Before I Forget2021 · as Pascual
- Not My Fault: Mexico2021
- Tijuana2019 · as Antonio Borja
- Narcos: Mexico2018 · as Gilberto Rodríguez
- Rubirosa2018 · as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
- 20912016 · as Sr. Hull
- The Dandy2015 · as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
- Narcos2015 · as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
- Metástasis2014 · as Tuco Salamanca
- El Encanto del Águila2011 · as Plutarco Elías Calles
- Kdabra2009 · as René
- El Alma Herida2003 · as Francisco "Frank" López
- El camino secreto1986 · as José Luis